Box-car brace



Nov. 11, 1930. J. A. BYINGTON BOX CAR BRACE Filed April 29, 1929 6 z ATTORNZ? Patented Nov. 11, 1930 :11 1 v carries andnsrUs BYI'Nea'on, or "on-Lanna jmomm BOX-CAR m cs; v y y Applicaltionfiled 11911129, 1329; serial Misssgwaf Theinvention relatesto braces adapted to fln the drawing: 1 r i be quickly placedacross the-interior of a box Figure 1; is a perspective view ofthebrace', car in engagement with the oppositezwalls showing the same in positionwithin'the box 7 thereof and against: or adjacent. articles carqfi i i 1 y stacked in ihercar foripreventing shiftingfloi' Figure 2 is a topplan view ofthe braceu the articles during transit, or when the car Figure 3 is an enlarged viewfin elevation is moved from place to placewithinma yard o i one endof the brace. 1 during processof loading. a 1 Figure dis anend view o:l'=the brace.

Afurther obyect is to provide the ends of Figure 5is a perspective View (5r one end 410 the brace members with piercing members of one of the brace members, showing the C3 adapted to i nhed in the opposite walls ofthe tooth carrying plate carried thereby.

car, thereby allowing the device tobe placed i Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 in any position withinthe car. designates thespaced walls ofa freight car A further object is to provide interengagand 9 stacks of boxeswithin the car, which ing teeth bet-ween the brace sections, which boxes are for purposes of illUStF ii IIQ D C5 teeth form the fulcrum points between the as conventional boxes in which oranges are sections when the sections are forced into sub packed for shipment and Storage purposes. stantialialinelnent for holdingthe load.- Also Althoughboxes are shown, the device hercintoprovide a; recess to one sideofione of the after set forth may be used for holding any t eth forming meansfor the reception of the kind of material or any article from shifting 7 flange of the other nieinben thereby allow-; in h c u i g p ti yo e ingthe members itobe easily and quickly ad the lshhifted n th Y rd from track t justed in relationto eachother, according to tr ck during theloadingoperation. the distance between the walls of the car. a The load holding braceis preferably con- A fu th bj pi t f th be structed in ainanner whereby it may be @011 from angle :ironbars disposed within'each structed from conventionalangle bar-ethere- Other and to provide the flange of one of said y r d cing he Cost Of manufacture to a members v-wigh vt th{ roj tin b yond th minimum, andthe brace comprises a main flange of the other member andl the other section?) having its flange 4: PIOVlClGCl with IIIGDIlOQI'zWJlil-ll a toothed plate overlying the spaced teeth 5 atits end for imbedding in toothed flange andaprovid ed with a struck 0f e C l" Walls 1, as Clearly shown in in tooth for;engagementeiwiththe teeth f Figure 1. Secured to the other end of the the flange anda; recess :anddownwardlyexbar n 'E wfiangeAtherof byyineans tending-finger to the outside of the struck. O rlVetS 6 the flange Tota n angle member, in tooth and formingcmeanswvherebjthe j g f hlflh extends outwardly as member having the teeth can be adjusted lonlearly shown 1n F gure 1 and is provided gifiudinally 01* g oved jntojnterengagement Wlthfi (lOWIl WE11'CllyGXtGllCllllg tUOl'llQ], WlllCll' with the struckdn t00t1 i; Al vt id tooth is recelvedbetween any of the upwardthe plate with an aperture for the reception y eXtefidlhg teeth 1 9f he eXt-ellsionbar 11. of. a holding pin for holding thebrace'serr Theiextenslon h 11 {L150 folllled from an ti i b t ti l li n angle bar, andis disposed within the angle WVitht-heabove and'other objects in view b nb l f a 311611135 its Outer 911d the invention resides in the combination and p e Wlth spacedieeth p F arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, In the Other W311 0f the It W111 45 shown in the drawing, described and claimed, be f that the {700th 9 (1065 QXEBIXd the it being understood that changes in the prefun wlflth of the g d a downwardly cise embodiment of the invention may be eXtendlngfinger 1 1S pr vld d 0n the end madewithin thescope of what is claimed f e/p at n q n y the eXtellSiOIl without departing from the spirit of the inmember ll can be laterally moved outwardly 6. vention. orinwardly forinterengaging the tooth 9- with the proper tooth 10, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, and after the interengaging the end 11 of the extension member'll is forced inwardly with theengaged teeth 9 and 10 as a fulcrum point.

As the members 11 and 3 assume parallel positions when the device is placed in position, the teeth '5 and 12 of said members will be forced into the walls 1 of the car, and the device will engage the boxes 1 or be positioned where they will prevent slidingof the boxes or tilting of the stacks incident to jar .dllll'".

ing coupling and uncoupling cars or shunting cars around the yard. After the mem bers 11 and 3 assume the proper positions as shown in Figures 1 and 2, pin leis passed through the aperture-15 in the'plate Sifor holding the member 11 in close engagement withthe flange 4 of the member'3, and as the same are 'in close engagement it isobvious that the. teeth lwillbe maintained in interengagement' when'the brace is in position.

When it is desired toremove the brace, it

will only be necessaryv to remove thepin 14 and move the member 11 laterally outwardly until it engages the downwardly extending finger =13, and at which time the teeth will be out of interengagement and. the bar 11 can be moved inwardly, or if it is desired to extend the bar 11, it will only be necessary to 1 move said bar outwardly and then inwardly for interengaging theproper teeth.

' From the aboveitwill be seen that abrace isflprovided for loacls'within freight cars, which brace may be easily and-quicklyplaced in position or removed, thereby allowing the same to be utilizedirom time to time during the loading of a car;- Althoughone brass is shown, it is-obvious anynumber may be use according to the nature of the load.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. The combination withspa-ced walls ofa load brace, said brace comprising hingedly engaged members adapted-to engage the walls at obtuse angles to each other and tobe I movedinto parallel relation and meansfor holding said membersin parallel relation; Y The combination with spaced wal-ls,'-a

load between said walls, ofa load brace, said;

brace comprising .hinged'ly connected 'elongated members, and Wall piercing, members I carried by the ends of the elongated members.

3. The combination with spacedlw'alls, a

1 load between said walls, of a load brace, said brace comprising elongated bars, said bars being right angi'llarly shaped-in vertical transverse cross section, one-of saidbars being disposed within the other'lbarand having one of its flanges extending above the flange. of the ther.bai 'teeth carriedby the flange extending abovethe'fla nge o f theothe r bar, a

plate carried by one of the bars-and overlying thetoothecl flange otthe, other bar, a lug .car fi' d bysa-id plateand-adaptedto interengag-e gaged parallel relation.

. other. 1

with the teeth of the toothed flange, said lug and teeth forming fulcrum points between the bars when moved towards parallel relation intoenga'gement witheach other and means for holdingsaid bars in engagement With each other. V

4. A load brace comprisingan elongated main bar formed from angle iron, wall piercing means carried by one end of said main bar, an extension bar formed from angle iron and disposed within themain bar, a toothed the extension bar, a' plurality of teeth carried "by the 'extensio11;bar and with which the toothed plate engages whereby a'fulcruming 'point is formed between the bars, wall piercbar and means rfor holding the 5. load brace comprising an elongated main bar-formed from angle iron, an extension bar formed fromangle iron anddisposed within the mainbar, one'ot' the flanges of the extension bar extending above the flange of the-main'barand provided with a plurality. of teeth, a plate carried by the of the extension bar, an inwardly extending tooth carried: by theplate: and laterally received between-the teethof-the extension bar, a finger carriediby the plate in the path of the toothed flange of the extension plat-sand forming means whereby said'extension bar extension bar, hinged connection, between vplate carried by the main bar and overlying i-ng meanscarrie'd bythe end of the extension =7 bars in en mainbar'and overlying the teeth of the flange i said main bar and extension bar, said hinged connection between the bars being variable in position, whereby the bars may be extended atdifl'erent distances in relation l to each 8, .A load brace comprising a main-bar, an extenslon bar, a hingedconnectlon "between said bars, said hinged connection forming means for maintaiii-i ng "said bars in extended relation. I

'In testimony whereo fhe hereunto aflixes his signatu-re..v

'- JAMES "AUGUSTUS Bvmeron. 

